Patents by Inventor Manabu KITABAYASHI

Manabu KITABAYASHI has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Display device and computer-readable non-transitory recording medium with display control program stored thereon
    Patent number: 10691293
    Abstract: An image forming device includes; a control unit acting as a display control section, an operation receiving section and a controller; and a display section having a touch panel function of sensing proximity and contact of an object to and with a display screen. The display control section displays an operation image in which icons are arranged on the display screen. When the operation receiving section receives a user operation of instructing execution of a function of one of the icons, the controller executes the function. After the operation receiving section receives a user operation of putting an object close to one of the icons, when the state where the object is close to the icon continues for a predetermined time, the display control section displays an explanatory image including the icon and an explanatory note describing the function of the icon in the whole area of the display screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Manabu Kitabayashi
  • DISPLAY DEVICE AND COMPUTER-READABLE NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM WITH DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM STORED THEREON
    Publication number: 20180348994
    Abstract: An image forming device includes; a control unit acting as a display control section, an operation receiving section and a controller; and a display section having a touch panel function of sensing proximity and contact of an object to and with a display screen. The display control section displays an operation image in which icons are arranged on the display screen. When the operation receiving section receives a user operation of instructing execution of a function of one of the icons, the controller executes the function. After the operation receiving section receives a user operation of putting an object close to one of the icons, when the state where the object is close to the icon continues for a predetermined time, the display control section displays an explanatory image including the icon and an explanatory note describing the function of the icon in the whole area of the display screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Manabu KITABAYASHI